about iep

The mission of Intermedia Education Project (IEP) is to create documentary videos and mixed media ("multimedia") digital materials which are informed by Islam's own foundational and authoritative sources—namely, the Qur'an, the Hadith (Islamic traditions), and Islamic Sharia law—in order to provide the public with documentable and undistorted facts about Islam.

Video, multimedia, and the Internet are vital forms of digital communications possessing the ability to reach mass audiences with the power of image. Our culture (particularly, the youth) is unquestionably responsive to messages conveyed visually.

IEP's vision is to combine said power of image with interactive digital media to create informational resources that educate the public about the challenges which Islam and Islamic ideology pose to every aspect of our daily lives.

DOCUMENTARY VIDEOS

Available as downloads from our website, IEP's documentary videos delve into the true nature and character of Islam to reveal disturbing facts about Islam.

MOBILE LEARNING (mLearning)

Is Jihad really about inner struggle? Are men and women equal in Islam? Does Islam really mean 'peace'? Is Shariah law compatible with democracy? Learn the facts for yourself—at your own pace, on your own time—whether on a desktop or laptop, or "on-the-go" on your smartphone, iPad™, Android™ tablet, or Windows™.

LECTURES / SEMINARS

Interested in hosting an IEP lecture or seminar? Contact us for more information and details.

project: core islam

Islam claims to be a "peaceful religion" which recognizes the brotherhood of all mankind, bestows an elevated status on women, and enjoins tolerance, justice, mercy, and love.

However, documentable and indisputable facts about Islam (as revealed from within Islam's own authoritative sources) readily betray Islam's self-bestowed unmerited and undeserved characterization.

It is the premise of Intermedia Education Project's PROJECT: CORE ISLAM that the facts about Islam cannot be fathomed apart from an understanding of Islam's foundational texts—the Qur'an (Muhammad's revelations), the Hadith (Muhammad's actions, teachings, and rulings as recorded in the Islamic traditions), and the Islamic Sharia (Islam's moral and religious code based on the Qur'an and Hadith and the teachings and rulings of Muhammad described in the Sunnah).

Educational and unbiased in its approach, PROJECT: CORE ISLAM delves into Islam's own foundational and authoritative sources to factually document and expose the true nature of Islam.

qur'an

The Islamic Scriptures, said to be the word of God as dictated to Muhammad by the angel Gabriel (Jibril).

hadith

A collection of traditions containing sayings attributed to Muhammad with accounts of his daily practice (the Sunna).

shariah

The body of Islamic law. It is the legal framework which regulates every aspect of life under Islam.

sunnah

The way of life prescribed as normative for Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad.

the qur'an

The Islamic Scriptures

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The Qur'an (literally meaning "the recitation") is believed by Muslims to be a revelation from Allah. Chapters in the Qur'an are called suras and verses are called ayahs. Muslims believe that the Qur'an was verbally revealed from Allah to Muhammad through the angel Gabriel (Jibril), gradually over a period of approximately 23 years, beginning in 609 CE and ending in 632 CE, the year of Muhammad's death.

Muslims consider the Qur'an to be the only revealed book that has been protected by Allah from human distortion or corruption. There are, however, several variant versions or "readings" of the Qur'an in existence each exhibiting significant textual variations including many unclear words and expressions. Coupled with the lack of a textus receptus with fixed diacritical points, even the earliest Islamic commentators are divided over many passages and offer sometimes over a dozen possible interpretations, many mutually exclusive and equally plausible—all of which serve to render untenable the Muslim claim for the undistorted virtue of the Qur'an.

Regardless of whether the Qur'an has been distorted or not (or, for that matter, whether its revelation is divine as claimed or merely human), one fact remains inescapably clear: There are over 40 verses (e.g., 2:216, 2:218, 3:142, 8:72, 8:73, 9:41, 9:73, etc.) in the Qur'an inciting and commanding Muslims to wage "holy war" (Jihad) against all non-Muslims, including the "People of the Book"—Jews and Christians.

hadith

The Islamic Traditions

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The Hadith (plural aHadith) are the Islamic traditions which record the alleged teachings, deeds and sayings of Muhammad. Hadiths are said to have been compiled from oral reports believed to have been present in Islamic society around the time of their compilation, many years after the death of Muhammad. Bukhari's Hadith collection is considered by Islamic scholars as being sahih or most 'reliable' and was compiled two centuries after the death of Muhammad.

Each Hadith is composed of two parts: a chain (isnad) of 'transmitters' reporting the Hadith, and the text itself (matn). However, scholars such as the pioneering Hadith expert Ignaz Goldziher (1850-1921), as well as John Wansbrough, Patricia Crone, Michael Cook, and others, have done extensive ground-breaking work in researching which aHadith reflect what Muhammad actually said and did, and which are nothing more than pious legends which were fabricated much later after Muhammad's time and then projected backwards in order to authenticate Muhammad.

Regardless, the image of Muhammad which emerges as recorded within the Hadith narratives is one of a self-proclaimed 'prophet' who routinely embarks upon raiding and looting campaigns, has his critics and rivals murdered, and who takes a 6 year-old girl for a wife, consummating the marriage when the child is but 9 years old.

shariah

islamic sacred law

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Shariah (the term means 'way' or 'path') is the moral and religious code of Islam. Shariah deals with all aspects of Islamic day-to-day life, including politics, economics, banking, jurisprudence, apostasy (the penalty for Muslim apostates is death), sexuality (the penalty for homosexuality, lesbianism, and fornication being death, as well), personal hygiene, prayer, fasting, diet, everyday social issues, and Jihad—'holy fighting in Allah's cause'—a requirement for all Muslims. While interpretations (fiqh) of Shariah differ among the various Islamic sects and respective schools of jurisprudence, nevertheless, Shariah is considered by Islam to be the infallible and immutable law of God which supersedes all man-made laws and systems of governance.

Shariah is based on two primary sources: The precepts set forth in the Qur'an, and Muhammad's example set in the Sunnah—the way of life prescribed as normative for (and emulated by) Muslims on the basis of the teachings and practices of Muhammad.

The global imposition of Shariah and the worldwide establishment of an Islamic state (caliphate) are the longstanding goals of Islam, goals which Islam claims to be 'divinely' compelled to accomplish at all costs and by all means necessary, particularly Jihad.

sunnah

the way of life

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Sunnah is the legal way or ways, orders, acts of worship, and statements attributed to Muhammad that are to be the ideals and models which all Muslims should emulate.

The Qur'an and the Sunnah go hand-in-hand together as Islam's sources of legislated law, with the Sunnah explaining and providing details for the laws found in the Qur'an, as well as providing examples of the practical application of said laws. Qur'an 53:2-4 states that, "Your companion (Muhammad) is neither astray nor being misled. Nor does he speak of his own desire. It is (only) the revelation with which he is inspired." Along those lines, Muslims hold to the belief that—likewise, the Qur'an—the Sunnah is also a revelation from the Muslim god Allah expressed through the words, actions, and approvals of Muhammad.

Lastly, Sunnah is 'the way of life' which is prescribed as being normative for all Muslims—a way of life which is exemplified by Muhammad, Islam's warrior-prophet.

support iep

Intermedia Education Project (IEP), Inc., is registered with both state and federal authorities as a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. Your contributions to IEP are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law and they enable IEP to move forward with its stated mission and vision of producing and making available documentary videos, mobile learning (mLearning) interactive materials, and other resources with the goal of informing and educating the public regarding Islamic ideology and goals.